Christmas Eve
Havant Light Opera presents ;
Christmas Eve by Stephen Hoy.
A devil steals the moon.
A blacksmith dares the impossible.
And Christmas hangs in the balance.
Set in a snow‑covered village on Christmas Eve, this magical and comic operetta freely adapted from Gogol’s short story, follows Vakula, a young blacksmith, who must outwit the Devil, travel to the Empress’s palace, and win back the love of the proud and beautiful Maria—all before the dawn of Christmas Day.
Packed with humour, romance, witches, devils, stolen moons, some very expensive shoes, and beloved Christmas music, Christmas Eve is a festive tale of love, redemption, and goodwill, filled with the soaring melodies of Sullivan, German, Tchaikovsky, Lehar, Mozart, Humperdinck and Offenbach.
Running time: 140 minutes (including an interval)
In the summer of 2027, we will be performing The Gondoliers. Here is a link to when HLO last performed The Gondoliers in 2013.